Cellulase complex, and glycosidase hydrolases thereof, and methods of using thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides for a purified or isolated cellulase complex comprising two or more glycosidase hydrolase, or enzymatically active fragment thereof, selected from the group consisting of a GH9 polypeptide, a GH48 polypeptide, a GH10 polypeptide, and a GH6 polypeptide, and optionally a GH10_2 polypeptide and/or an AA10 polypeptide.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The application claims priority as a continuation application to PCTInternational Patent Application No. PCT/US16/63198, filed Nov. 21,2016, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser.No. 62/257,477, filed Nov. 19, 2015; both of which are incorporatedherein by reference.

STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT

The invention was made with government support under Contract Nos.DE-AC02-05CH11231 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Thegovernment has certain rights in the invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is in the field of saccharification of biomassusing ionic liquid.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

JTherm is a mixture of enzymes useful as a thermophilic-ionic liquid(IL) tolerant cellulase cocktail. This cocktail is useful in biofuelproduction based on its application in the production of biodiesel(fatty acid ethyl esters) from switchgrass and its application inpretreatment/saccharification for switchgrass.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides for a composition compressing a purifiedor isolated cellulase complex comprising two or more glycosidasehydrolase, or enzymatically active fragment thereof, selected from thegroup consisting of a GH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequenceat least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, a GH48 polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, a GH10polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical toSEQ ID NO:3, and a GH6 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:4; and optionally the composition orthe cellulase complex comprising a GH10_2 polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:5, and/or anAA10 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 70%identical to SEQ ID NO:6.

In some embodiments, the purified or isolated cellulase complexcomprises the following glycosidase hydrolases, or enzymatically activefragment thereof: a GH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, a GH48 polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, a GH10polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 70% identical toSEQ ID NO:3, and a GH6 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:4.

In some embodiments, the purified or isolated cellulase complexcomprises the following glycosidase hydrolases, or enzymatically activefragment thereof: a GH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, a GH48 polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, a GH10polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical toSEQ ID NO:3, and a GH6 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:4.

In one embodiment, the purified or isolated cellulase complex comprisesa GH9 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, aGH48 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, aGH10 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:3, anda GH6 polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4.

In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:1. In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:1. In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptidecomprises one or more of the conserved amino residues depicted in FIG.5. In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptide comprises one or more of theidentical amino residues depicted in FIG. 5, which are in stretches ofthree or more, or four or more, consecutive identical amino acidresidues. In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptide comprises residues 58to 452 of SEQ ID NO:1, or residues 43 to 430 of SEQ ID NO:8.

In some embodiments, the GH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:1, or enzymatically activefragment thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises one or moreof the following amino acid sequences: SGKLP (SEQ ID NO:13), WRGDS (SEQID NO:14), DLTGGW (SEQ ID NO:15), DAGDHVKF (SEQ ID NO:16), WAVYEY (SEQID NO:17), DHAWWGPA (SEQ ID NO:18), EVMQM (SEQ ID NO:19), AVWLYLAT (SEQID NO:20), WDDVH (SEQ ID NO:21), GLAWLD (SEQ ID NO:22), WGSLRYA (SEQ IDNO:23), FLAFVYSDW (SEQ ID NO:24), RPHHRTAH (SEQ ID NO:25), and SWADSQ(SEQ ID NO:26).

In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:2. In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:2. In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptidecomprises one or more of the identical amino residues depicted in FIG.6. In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptide comprises one or more ofthe identical amino residues depicted in FIG. 6, which are in stretchesof three or more, or four or more, consecutive identical amino acidresidues. In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptide comprises residues48 to 740 of SEQ ID NO:2, or residues 1128 to 1751 of SEQ ID NO:9.

In some embodiments, the GH48 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:2, or enzymatically activefragment thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises one or moreof the following amino acid sequences: PANGYF (SEQ ID NO:27), GIPYHS(SEQ ID NO:28), EAPDYGH (SEQ ID NO:29), TTSEAFSY (SEQ ID NO:30), TGDWSK(SEQ ID NO:31), PATYA (SEQ ID NO:32), DVDNWYG (SEQ ID NO:33), NTFQRG(SEQ ID NO:34), ESVWE (SEQ ID NO:35), QWRYT (SEQ ID NO:36), DADARAIQ(SEQ ID NO:37), KMGDYLRY (SEQ ID NO:38), FDKYF (SEQ ID NO:39), SAHYLLSWY(SEQ ID NO:40), GYQNP (SEQ ID NO:41), GGATNS (SEQ ID NO:42), TFYGM (SEQID NO:43), PVYRDP (SEQ ID NO:44), WFGFQAWS (SEQ ID NO:45), GQPDTW (SEQID NO:46), YTGNPN (SEQ ID NO:47), and YHRFWAQ (SEQ ID NO:48).

In some embodiments, the GH10 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:3. In some embodiments, the GH10 polypeptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:3. In some embodiments, the GH10 polypeptidecomprises one or more of the identical amino acid residues whencomparing all of the amino acid residues of SEQ ID NO:3 and amino acidresidues SEQ ID NO:12 (but excluding amino acid residues 1 to 12). Insome embodiments, the GH10 polypeptide comprises SEQ ID NO:3, or SEQ IDNO:12 (but excluding amino acid residues 1 to 12).

In some embodiments, the GH10_2 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:5. In some embodiments, the GH10_2 polypeptide comprises the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5. In some embodiments, the GH10_2polypeptide comprises one or more of the identical amino residuesdepicted in FIG. 7. In some embodiments, the GH10_2 polypeptidecomprises one or more of the identical amino residues depicted in FIG.7, which are in stretches of three or more, or four or more, consecutiveidentical amino acid residues. In some embodiments, the GH10_2polypeptide comprises residues 48 to 740 of SEQ ID NO:5, or residues1128 to 1751 of SEQ ID NO:10.

In some embodiments, the GH10_2 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:5, or enzymatically activefragment thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises one or moreof the following amino acid sequences: ADAGLA (SEQ ID NO:49), KFLGNVI(SEQ ID NO:50), YWNQVTPEN (SEQ ID NO:51), TKWGSVE (SEQ ID NO:52),SNGFPFKFHTLVWGSQ (SEQ ID NO:53), PGWISGLS (SEQ ID NO:54), WIQAAGQRYP(SEQ ID NO:55), aDFVDVVNEPLHAKPSYRNAIGGDG (SEQ ID NO:56), TGWDWVIWSF(SEQ ID NO:57), KLLINEYG (SEQ ID NO:58), DPNAA (SEQ ID NO:59),QYVQIINLLKSRGLIDGIGIQ (SEQ ID NO:60), VSVST (SEQ ID NO:61), TGLPIYVSELD(SEQ ID NO:62), TQLARYQ (SEQ ID NO:63), TLWGYIEGQTW (SEQ ID NO:64),ERPALQWLRTYL (SEQ ID NO:65).

In some embodiments, the GH6 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:4. In some embodiments, the GH6 polypeptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:4.

In some embodiments, the AA10 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identical to SEQ IDNO:6. In some embodiments, the AA10 polypeptide comprises the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:6. In some embodiments, the AA10 polypeptidecomprises one or more of the identical amino residues depicted in FIG.8. In some embodiments, the AA10 polypeptide comprises one or more ofthe identical amino residues depicted in FIG. 8, which are in stretchesof ten or more consecutive identical amino acid residues. In someembodiments, the AA10 polypeptide comprises residues 1 to 241 of SEQ IDNO:6, or residues 1 to 241 of SEQ ID NO:11.

In some embodiments, the AA10 polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 70% identical to SEQ ID NO:6, or enzymatically activefragment thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence comprises one or moreof the following amino acid sequences:

(SEQ ID NO: 66) MNRRLIARLSGMLAMVLIAA, (SEQ ID NO: 67)LAYVPKPEPAEAHGGMVFPATRTYACYVDGKVHGNGGDLNMINPACLDALAISGNYQFWNWFGNLISNAGGRHREIIPDGKLCGPTASFDGMNQARTDWWTTRLQPGATITVRVNAWAPHPGTWYLYVTRDGWDPTQPLKWSDLEPTPFSQVTNPPINSSGPDGAEYSWQVQLPNKQGRHIIYMIWQRSDSPEAFYNCS D, (SEQ ID NO: 68)YFGSGPIAYEFGDPREGGT.

The present invention provides a composition comprising the purified orisolated cellulase complex of the present invention and an ionic liquid(IL).

The present invention provides for a recombinant or isolated or purifiednucleic acid encoding any of the GH polypeptides of a cellulase complexof the present invention. In some embodiments, the recombinant orisolated or purified nucleic acid encodes the GH9 polypeptide, the GH48polypeptide, the GH10 polypeptide, and the GH6 polypeptide of thecellulase complex of the present invention. In some embodiments, therecombinant or isolated or purified nucleic acid further encoding one ormore promoters operatively linked to the nucleotide sequences encodingGH9 polypeptide, the GH48 polypeptide, the GH10 polypeptide, and/or theGH6 polypeptide.

The present invention provides for a vector comprising the recombinantor isolated or purified nucleic acid of the present invention. In someembodiments, the vector is an expression vector. In some embodiments,the vector is a plasmid.

The present invention provides for a host cell comprising a nucleic acidof the present invention, wherein the host cell is capable of expressingthe GH polypeptides of the present invention. In some embodiments, thenucleic acid is stably integrated into a chromosome of the host cell, orthe nucleic acid is capable of stable residence in the host cell.

The present invention provides for a method for producing a cellulasecomplex of the present invention comprising: providing a host cellcapable of expressing the cellulase complex, culturing the host cell ina culture medium under conditions whereby the cellulase complex isproduced, optionally isolating the cellulase complex from the host celland/or the culture medium, and optionally contacting the cellulasecomplex and a cellulose, whereby the cellulose is hydrolyzed by thecellulase complex.

In some embodiments, the providing step comprises: introducing anexpression vector capable of expressing the cellulase complex in thehost cell into the host cell, and optionally constructing the expressionvector encoding a promoter operatively linked to a nucleic acid encodingthe cellulase complex, wherein the constructing step precedes theintroducing step.

In some embodiments, the composition further comprises an ionic liquid(IL). In some embodiments, the composition further comprises acellulose, wherein the cellulase complex is capable of hydrolyzing thecellulose. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises an ILand a cellulose, wherein the cellulase complex is capable of hydrolyzingthe cellulose. In some embodiments of the invention, the compositioncomprises a pretreatment biomass.

The present invention provides for a method of hydrolyzing a cellulose,comprising: (a) providing a solution comprising an IL, a cellulose, anda composition of the present invention to the solution, and (b)incubating the solution, such that the cellulose is hydrolyzed by thecellulase complex. In some embodiments of the invention, the solutioncomprises a pretreatment biomass.

The present invention provides for a method for converting of thecarbohydrates of lignocellulose to sugars with improvements in yield andrate of sugar production has been developed by using the cellulasecomplex of the invention. In some embodiments of the invention, thecellulase complex is compatible with ionic liquid (IL). In someembodiments, the cellulase complex is introduced to a pretreatmentbiomass comprising a pretreatment cellulose biomass, pretreatmenthemicellulose biomass, pretreatment lingo-cellulose biomass, or amixture thereof.

The present invention provides for a method for converting alignocellulosic biomass to sugars for the production of biofuels usingthe cellulase complex.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing aspects and others will be readily appreciated by theskilled artisan from the following description of illustrativeembodiments when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the measurement of endoglucanase and endoxylanase activityof fractions from anion-exchange chromatography of 300 L supernatant

FIG. 2 shows Coomassie and activity staining (zymography) ofendoglucanase and xylanase activity of anion-exchange and affinitydigestion fractions of the 300 L supernatant.

FIG. 3 shows a pie chart depicting relative abundances of metagenome for300 L culture. Recovered genome in box in figure legend containing GH9,GH48 and GH6/5.

FIG. 4 shows a reconstructed putative operon containing GH9, GH48 andGH6/5 genes.

FIG. 5 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequence of the GH9 domain(residues 58 to 418) of SEQ ID NO:1, and the GH9 domain of Paenibacillussp. A59 (WP_053783505) (SEQ ID NO:8).

FIG. 6 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequence of GH48 (SEQ IDNO:2) and the amino acid sequence of Paenibacillus borealis GH48 (SEQ IDNO:9).

FIG. 7 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequence of GH10_2 domain(SEQ ID NO:5) and the amino acid sequence of Cohnella laeviribosi GH10(SEQ ID NO:10).

FIG. 8 shows a comparison of the amino acid sequence of the AA10 domain(residues 1 to 241) of SEQ ID NO:6, and the AA10 domain of Caldibacilluscellulovorans beta-1,4-mannanase precursor (SEQ ID NO:11).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Before the invention is described in detail, it is to be understoodthat, unless otherwise indicated, this invention is not limited toparticular sequences, expression vectors, enzymes, host microorganisms,or processes, as such may vary. It is also to be understood that theterminology used herein is for purposes of describing particularembodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.

Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that eachintervening value, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit unlessthe context clearly dictates otherwise, between the upper and lowerlimits of that range is also specifically disclosed. Each smaller rangebetween any stated value or intervening value in a stated range and anyother stated or intervening value in that stated range is encompassedwithin the invention. The upper and lower limits of these smaller rangesmay independently be included or excluded in the range, and each rangewhere either, neither or both limits are included in the smaller rangesis also encompassed within the invention, subject to any specificallyexcluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes oneor both of the limits, ranges excluding either or both of those includedlimits are also included in the invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods andmaterials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used inthe practice or testing of the present invention, the preferred methodsand materials are now described. All publications mentioned herein areincorporated herein by reference to disclose and describe the methodsand/or materials in connection with which the publications are cited.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to an “IL” includes asingle IL compound as well as a plurality of IL compounds, either thesame (e.g., the same molecule) or different.

In this specification and in the claims that follow, reference will bemade to a number of terms that shall be defined to have the followingmeanings:

The terms “optional” or “optionally” as used herein mean that thesubsequently described feature or structure may or may not be present,or that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may notoccur, and that the description includes instances where a particularfeature or structure is present and instances where the feature orstructure is absent, or instances where the event or circumstance occursand instances where it does not.

The terms “expression vector” or “vector” refer to a compound and/orcomposition that transduces, transforms, or infects a hostmicroorganism, thereby causing the cell to express nucleic acids and/orproteins other than those native to the cell, or in a manner not nativeto the cell. An “expression vector” contains a sequence of nucleic acids(ordinarily RNA or DNA) to be expressed by the host microorganism.Optionally, the expression vector also comprises materials to aid inachieving entry of the nucleic acid into the host microorganism, such asa virus, liposome, protein coating, or the like. The expression vectorscontemplated for use in the present invention include those into which anucleic acid sequence can be inserted, along with any preferred orrequired operational elements. Further, the expression vector must beone that can be transferred into a host microorganism and replicatedtherein. Particular expression vectors are plasmids, particularly thosewith restriction sites that have been well documented and that containthe operational elements preferred or required for transcription of thenucleic acid sequence. Such plasmids, as well as other expressionvectors, are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The term “host cell” refers to a living biological cell that can betransformed via insertion of an expression vector. Thus, a host cell asdescribed herein may be a prokaryotic organism (e.g., an organism of thekingdom Eubacteria) or a eukaryotic cell.

The term “isolated” refers to material that is substantially oressentially free of components that normally accompany it in its nativestate.

As used herein, the terms “nucleic acid”, “nucleotide” and variationsthereof shall be generic to polydeoxyribonucleotides (containing2-deoxy-D-ribose), to polyribonucleotides (containing D-ribose), to anyother type of polynucleotide that is an N-glycoside of a purine orpyrimidine base, and to other polymers containing nonnucleotidicbackbones, provided that the polymers contain nucleobases in aconfiguration that allows for base pairing and base stacking, as foundin DNA and RNA.

The terms “optional” or “optionally” as used herein mean that thesubsequently described feature or structure may or may not be present,or that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may notoccur, and that the description includes instances where a particularfeature or structure is present and instances where the feature orstructure is absent, or instances where the event or circumstance occursand instances where it does not.

The terms “expression vector” or “vector” refer to a compound and/orcomposition that transduces, transforms, or infects a hostmicroorganism, thereby causing the cell to express nucleic acids and/orproteins other than those native to the cell, or in a manner not nativeto the cell. An “expression vector” contains a sequence of nucleic acids(ordinarily RNA or DNA) to be expressed by the host microorganism.Optionally, the expression vector also comprises materials to aid inachieving entry of the nucleic acid into the host microorganism, such asa virus, liposome, protein coating, or the like. The expression vectorscontemplated for use in the present invention include those into which anucleic acid sequence can be inserted, along with any preferred orrequired operational elements. Further, the expression vector must beone that can be transferred into a host microorganism and replicatedtherein. Preferred expression vectors are plasmids, particularly thosewith restriction sites that have been well documented and that containthe operational elements preferred or required for transcription of thenucleic acid sequence. Such plasmids, as well as other expressionvectors, are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The term “transduce” as used herein refers to the transfer of a sequenceof nucleic acids into a host cell. Only when the sequence of nucleicacids becomes stably replicated by the host cell does the host cellbecome “transformed.” As will be appreciated by those of ordinary skillin the art, “transformation” may take place either by incorporation ofthe sequence of nucleic acids into the cellular genome, i.e.,chromosomal integration, or by extrachromosomal integration. Incontrast, an expression vector, e.g., a virus, is “infective” when ittransduces a host microorganism, replicates, and (without the benefit ofany complementary virus or vector) spreads progeny expression vectors,e.g., viruses, of the same type as the original transducing expressionvector to other host cells, wherein the progeny expression vectorspossess the same ability to reproduce.

Standard techniques are used for recombinant DNA, oligonucleotidesynthesis, and tissue culture and transformation (e.g., electroporation,lipofection). Enzymatic reactions and purification techniques areperformed according to manufacturer's specifications or as commonlyaccomplished in the art or as described herein. The foregoing techniquesand procedures are generally performed according to conventional methodswell known in the art and as described in various general and morespecific references that are cited and discussed throughout the presentspecification. See e.g., Sambrook et al. Molecular Cloning: A LaboratoryManual (3rd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold SpringHarbor, N.Y. (2001)), which is incorporated herein by reference. Thenomenclatures utilized in connection with, and the laboratory proceduresand techniques described herein are those well known and commonly usedin the art.

The term “isolated nucleic acid” as used herein shall mean apolynucleotide that has been isolated from its naturally occurringenvironment. Such polynucleotides may be genomic, cDNA, or synthetic.Isolated polynucleotides preferably are not associated with all or aportion of the polynucleotides they associate with in nature. Theisolated polynucleotides may be operably linked to anotherpolynucleotide that it is not linked to in nature.

The term “isolated protein” referred to herein means a protein that hasbeen isolated from its naturally occurring environment. Such proteinsmay be derived from genomic DNA, cDNA, recombinant DNA, recombinant RNA,or synthetic origin or some combination thereof, which by virtue of itsorigin, or source of derivation, the “isolated protein” (1) is notassociated with proteins found in nature, (2) is free of other proteinsfrom the same source, (3) is expressed by a cell from a differentspecies, or (4) does not occur in nature.

The term “naturally-occurring” as used herein as applied to an objectrefers to the fact that an object can be found in nature. For example, apolypeptide or polynucleotide sequence that is present in an organism(including viruses) that can be isolated from a source in nature andwhich has not been intentionally modified by man in the laboratory orotherwise is naturally-occurring.

The term “operably linked” as used herein refers to positions ofcomponents so described that are in a relationship permitting them tofunction in their intended manner. For example, a control sequence“operably linked” to a coding sequence is connected in such a way thatexpression of the coding sequence is achieved under conditionscompatible with the control sequences.

These and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention willbecome apparent to those persons skilled in the art upon reading thedetails of the invention as more fully described below.

The development of the JTherm cellulase enzymatic mixture, which is acocktail containing supernatant from a thermophilic bacterial consortiummaintained with microcrystalline cellulose as its sole carbon substrateas the identified endoglucanase component and cellobiohydrolase andbeta-glucosidase components form heterologous proteins expressed in E.coli (PLoS One, 7:e37010, 2012; Green Chemistry, 15:2579-2589, 2013).The active component of JTherm was identified as an “endoglucanase”.Biochemical techniques are sued to enrich the active fraction of JThermand demonstrate that it contained a protein complex with multiplehydrolases (GH9, GH48, GH6, and GH10) and that this protein complex iscapable of hydrolyzing IL pretreated biomass to glucose by addition of abeta-glucosidase, without supplement of the cellobiohydrolase.Metagenomic data show the glycoside hydrolases in the complex map to alow abundance Firmicutes present in the microbial community from whichJTherm was derived. BLAST search of the sequence for xylanase (GH10)indicate that it is 98% identical at the amino acid level to xylanaseisolated from “Caldibacillus cellulovorans” an unvalidated bacterialisolate (Microbiology, 146:2947-2955, 2000). No characterization of aglycoside hydrolase complex has been reported for “Caldibacilluscellulovorans”.

Four full-length genes are identified using a PCR-based approach in aputative operon that constitutes the complex (FIG. 1). The amino acidsequences of the polypeptides encoded by the genes and the nucleotidesequence of the operon are described herein.

The amino acid sequence of the GH9 polypeptide of the cellulase complexis as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 1) MLRRRALSMLTGAAVVYSAFVPVGSPDSAVVRAAPTSYNYAEALQKAIYFYDAQRSGKLPPDNRVEWRGDSGLNDGADVGVDLTGGWYDAGDHVKFGLPMAYSAAMLAWAVYEYRDAFVQTGQLDYILNNIKWATDYFIKAHSAPNVLWGQVGKGDVDHAWWGPAEVMQMPRPAYKIDPSCPGSDLAAGTAAAMAAAAAVFKPTDPTYASTLIAHAKQLYTFADTYRGKYSDCITDAQNFYRSWSGYADELTWGAVWLYLATGEQAYLDKAIASVAEWGREGQTPYWGYKWTQSWDDVHYGAQLLLARITGDQRFIQSTERNLEYWTDGTDDTGERITYTPGGLAWLDSWGSLRYAMNASFLAFVYSDWLQSRDPAKAEKYRNFAVRQVLYALGDNPRNSSYVVGFGRNPPQRPHHRTAHGSWADSQNVPAYHRHILYGALVGGPNQSDAYTDSISDYVGNEVATDYNAAFTGNLAKMYLLFGASAGQRPLANFPEPEVREDEFFVEAGVNSSGPNYTEIKALINNRSGWPARMGDKLSFKYFVDLSEVYAAGYTVNDIKVTTNYNEGAKVSGLLPYDESRRLYYVLVDFTGTKIYPGGQSAYKKEVQFRLSAPSGTSFWNPNNDFSYQLMSGTSNSSLVKTPYMPVYDAGVKIFGVEPSSGSGSSPTPPPTSTPTPTPTPTPTPTLTLTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPSASGTLRVEYRVGDTSATDNQMKPYLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKVRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIDCSNIRAQFVSLAQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSVPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGTQTTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGGSSTPTPTATPTPTPSAAPTPTPTAGGSLVVQYRAADTNAGDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELSIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNLRGSFVKLSTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAAGGSSGDIQVRINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSF ADWNRVTLYRNGQLIWGVEP*

The amino acid sequence of the GH48 polypeptide of the cellulase complexis as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 2) MESLAWTLLWKKARIIFLAFALVVSAFAGFAVSPRSETAYAQTDPQVFKDRFLQLYNQIKNPANGYFSPEGIPYHSIETLISEAPDYGHMTTSEAFSYWLWLETLYGYFTGDWSKLEQAWTKMEQFIIPNSTEQPTMGSYNPSSPATYAPEHPYPDRYPTLLNNSVPAGQDPLDAELKATYGNNVTYLMHWLLDVDNWYGFGNLLNPSHTATYVNTFQRGEQESVWEAITHPSQDNFRFGKPNEGFVTLFVKDNGTPAQQWRYTAASDADARAIQVMYWAKQLGYNNQTYLDKARKMGDYLRYTLFDKYFQQIGSANDGSPSPGSGKNSAHYLLSWYTAWGGGLGSGGNWAWRIGSSHAHQGYQNPVAAYALSAGGLAPRSATAQTDWATSLQRQLEFYTWLQSSEGAIGGGATNSVGGSYQPYPSGRSTFYGMVYDEAPVYRDPPSNSWFGFQAWSVERVAELYYIWTSSGNTNTQQFQMVKNIVTKWVDWALDYTFVNQRPVTDAQGYFLTSSGSRVLGGNNPQIATVSDPGQFYIPSTLEWQGQPDTWNGYANYTGNPNFHAIAKDPGQDVGVTGNYIKLLTFFAAATKAETGNYTALGSQALNVAEQLLNVLWNFNDGVGIVRPEQRADYFRYFTKEIYFPSGWSGTYGQGNTIPGPGAVPSDPSKGGNGVYISYAELRPKIKQDPKWSYLENLYKTSYNPSTGRWENGVPTFTYHRFWAQVDVATAYAEFARLIGGLGASPTPTPSATPTPTPSAGGNLVVQYRAADTNATDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELTIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNVRGSFVKLTTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAAGGSSGDIQVRINKNDWTNYNEANDYSCDPTKTSFADWNRVTL YRNGQLVWGVEP*

The amino acid sequence of the GH10 polypeptide of the cellulase complexis as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 3) MLLVLAIGLLLPIPYLHVASAENVLILQSDFEDGTTQGWVGRGGVETLTVTSAAAYSGAYGLSVSGRTKTWHGPTLDITSYIQVGKTYQFSAWVKLPSGSSNTRIYMTMQRTMQDTVYYEQIYFDTASAGNWVQLKAQYKLYEPAVNLQVYFEAPDHATQSFYIDDVRIEQLPDLPKTVEENIPSLKDVFAGRFPIGTAFENFELLDEQDRKLILKHFNSVTPGNVLKWDSTEPQEGVFNFTESDKAVAFAVQNGMKIRGHTLIWHNQTPNWVFYDSNGNLVSKEVLYQRMERHIKPVVSRYKGIIYAWDVVNEVIDPGQPDGLRRSLWYQIAGEEYIEKAFQFAHEADPNALLFINDYNTHESGKSQALYNLVQRLKNKGIPVHGVGHQTHINISWPSISEIENSLVKFSNLGVVQEITELDMSIYNNSSQKYDTLPSDLAQQQATRYRQLFEMFLRRSSLIQNVTFWGKDDANTWLRKFPVVRNDWPLLFDEQLKAKPAYWAVVGTVPSPTPTPTSTATPTPTPTVIPTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTSTPTPSASGTLRVEYRVGDSSATDNQMKPQLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKVRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIGCSNIRAQFVSLAQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSVPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGTQTTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGGSPTPTPTPTSTPTPTSTPTPTPTPTPTPTATPTPTPTPTPSAGGNLVVQYRAADTNAGDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELTIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAWVGCSNLRGSLVKLTTGRTGADYYLEITFTSGAGSLAPGANSGDIQARINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSFADWNRVTLYRNGQLVWGVE P*

The amino acid sequence of the GH6 polypeptide of the cellulase complexis as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 4) MTMAWKQRSGLIALILALVAGLLLPWGSLPKAAAEPHVDNPFVGATAYVNPDYAALVDSSIARVSDPTLAAKMRTVKTYPTAVWLDRIAAIDGGPGRRSLVQHLDTALAQKQGNTPITAMFVIYNMPGRDCAALASNGELPLTQEGLQRYKTEYIDRIAAIFADPKYAGIRIVTVIEPDGLPNLVTNLSDPECAQANSSGIYVEAVRYAINKLSEIPNVYIYLDIAHSGWLGWDNNRTGAVQLYTNVVRGTTKGLSSVDGFVTNVANYTPLEEPYLTDPNLTVGGQPLKSAKFYEWNPYFDEVDYAAALRSAFISAGWPTSIGMLIDTSRNGWGGPNRPTGASGTTVDAYVNSGRVDRRAHRGLWCNVSGAGMGMPPQVAPAAYASQGIEAFVWVKPPGESDGASSEIPNDEGKRFDRMCDPTYTTQYGVLTGALPNAPLAGQWFHDQFVMLVQNAYPAIPTSGGGTPTPSTTVTPTPTPTPTPTPSATVTPTPTPTPTPTPSATVTPTPTPTPTPTPTVTPTPTSSTSFVARHGQLRVVGNQLVDQNGQPIQLRGISSHGLQWYGHFVNRDSLRWLRDDWGITVFRAALYTAEQGYITNPSLKEKVKEAVQAAIELGIYVIIDWHILSDGDPNTYKEQAKAFFDEMSRLYGSYPNVIYEIANEPNGVTWEGQVKPYASEVIPVIRANDPDNLIIVGTTTWSQDVHLAADSPLPYSNLAYALHFYAGTHGQWLRDRIDYARNKGIAIFVSEWGTSTSTGDGGPYLTESQQWLDFLNARQISWVNWSLSDKAESSAALLPGASATGGWTDAQLSQSGRFVRAQIRSGVLTPTPTPTPTPTPSAAPTPTPTAGGSLVVQYRAADTNAGDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELSIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNLRGSFVKLSTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAAGGSSGDIQVRINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSFADWNRVTLYRNGQLIWGV EP*

The amino acid sequence of the GH10_2 polypeptide of the cellulasecomplex is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 5) MHQIAERRKMIMRNWLQWGMVAALLVFTVSVVPPKEADAGLAKTKFLGNVINNSIPSDFAVYWNQVTPENATKWGSVESSRDNMNWSTADMIYNYARSNGFPFKFHTLVWGSQEPGWISGLSAAEQQAEVIEWIQAAGQRYPDADFVDVVNEPLHAKPSYRNAIGGDGSTGWDWVIWSFEQARRAFPNSKLLINEYGVENDPNAASQYVQIINLLKSRGLIDGIGIQGHYFNLDTVSVSTLRTTLGMLAETGLPIYVSELDISGDDATQLARYQEKFPILWEHPSVQGITLWGYIEGQTWRSGTHLITASGVERPALQWLRTYLAGAGSSPTPTPTPTPTVTPTVTPTPTPSANGTLRVEYRVGDSSATDNQMKPQLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKVRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIGCSNIRAQFVSLSQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSIPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGAQTTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGSSTPTPTPTPTPTPTPSAAPTPAPSAGGSLVVQYRAADTNATDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELTIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNVRGSFVKLSTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAPGANSGDIQARINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSFADWNRVTLYRNGQLIWGVEP*

The amino acid sequence of the AA10 polypeptide of the cellulase complexis as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 6) MNRRLIARLSGMLAMVLIAAVLAYVPKPEPAEAHGGMVFPATRTYACYVDGKVHGNGGDLNMINPACLDALAISGNYQFWNWFGNLISNAGGRHREIIPDGKLCGPTASFDGMNQARTDWWTTRLQPGATITVRVNAWAPHPGTWYLYVTRDGWDPTQPLKWSDLEPTPFSQVTNPPINSSGPDGAEYSWQVQLPNKQGRHIIYMIWQRSDSPEAFYNCSDAYFGSGPIAYEFGDPREGGTMITPPPSGTTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTLTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTLTPTPTPTPTPTSTPTSTPTSTPTPTPTPSASGTLRVEYRVGDSSATDNQMKPQLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKMRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIGCSNIRAQFVSLSQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSIPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGAQMTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGGSSPPTPTVTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPSAAPTPTPSAGGSLVVQYRAADTNAGDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELSIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNLRGSFVKLSTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAPGASSGDIQVRINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSFADWNRVTLYRNGQLVWGVE P*

A nucleotide sequence encoding an operon encoding GH9, GH48, GH10, GH6,AA10, and GH10_2 is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 7)TTGAAGGAGGAACAGACGGTGAATTTCCGACAACTGATGCTGAGACGACGGGCGCTGTCGATGTTGACGGGCGCGGCGGTCGTTTATTCGGCTTTCGTGCCGGTTGGAAGTCCGGATTCGGCTGTTGTTCGGGCGGCTCCTACCTCTTACAATTACGCGGAAGCGCTTCAAAAGGCAATTTATTTCTACGACGCACAACGTTCCGGCAAGCTGCCTCCCGATAACCGCGTCGAATGGCGCGGCGATTCCGGGCTTAACGACGGAGCCGACGTCGGCGTCGATTTGACGGGCGGTTGGTACGACGCCGGCGACCACGTCAAGTTCGGGTTGCCGATGGCATATTCCGCCGCCATGCTGGCGTGGGCGGTGTACGAGTACCGCGACGCTTTCGTGCAGACGGGGCAGCTCGATTATATTTTGAACAACATCAAGTGGGCGACCGACTATTTCATCAAGGCGCATTCCGCGCCCAACGTGCTTTGGGGACAGGTCGGCAAGGGGGACGTCGATCATGCCTGGTGGGGACCGGCAGAAGTGATGCAGATGCCGCGTCCGGCCTACAAAATCGACCCGAGCTGTCCGGGGTCCGATCTCGCTGCCGGAACGGCCGCCGCGATGGCCGCCGCCGCCGCGGTGTTTAAACCCACTGACCCGACTTATGCCTCAACGTTGATCGCTCATGCGAAACAATTGTATACGTTTGCAGATACTTATCGGGGGAAATATTCCGATTGCATCACTGATGCGCAAAATTTCTATCGGTCGTGGAGCGGTTACGCCGATGAGCTGACGTGGGGTGCCGTCTGGCTTTATCTCGCCACCGGCGAGCAGGCCTATCTTGACAAGGCAATCGCCTCAGTCGCGGAATGGGGGCGCGAAGGTCAGACGCCTTATTGGGGTTACAAATGGACGCAAAGCTGGGACGACGTCCATTACGGCGCTCAGCTGCTGTTGGCAAGAATTACGGGCGACCAGCGGTTTATCCAGTCGACGGAGCGCAACCTGGAATATTGGACGGACGGCACGGACGACACCGGCGAGCGCATCACGTATACGCCCGGGGGGCTTGCTTGGCTAGATTCTTGGGGTTCACTCCGCTATGCGATGAACGCGTCGTTCTTGGCGTTCGTCTATTCCGACTGGCTGCAAAGCCGCGATCCCGCCAAAGCGGAAAAGTACAGGAACTTCGCCGTTCGCCAGGTTCTGTATGCATTGGGCGACAACCCGCGCAATTCTAGCTATGTCGTCGGATTCGGGCGCAATCCGCCGCAGCGGCCGCATCACCGGACGGCGCACGGGTCGTGGGCTGACAGCCAGAACGTTCCCGCTTACCATCGGCACATTTTATATGGCGCTCTTGTGGGCGGTCCGAACCAGTCCGACGCCTATACGGATTCGATCAGCGACTACGTCGGCAATGAGGTTGCGACGGATTACAACGCGGCGTTTACGGGAAATCTCGCAAAAATGTATCTGCTGTTCGGCGCCAGCGCCGGACAGCGGCCGCTTGCCAATTTTCCCGAGCCGGAAGTACGCGAGGACGAGTTTTTCGTCGAAGCCGGCGTGAACAGCTCCGGACCGAACTACACAGAGATCAAGGCCCTGATCAACAACCGGTCCGGCTGGCCCGCGCGGATGGGCGACAAGCTTTCGTTCAAGTATTTCGTCGATTTGTCTGAAGTTTACGCCGCCGGTTATACGGTCAACGACATTAAGGTGACGACGAACTACAACGAAGGCGCGAAAGTATCCGGTCTGCTTCCGTATGACGAAAGCCGTCGTCTTTACTATGTGCTCGTCGATTTTACGGGTACGAAGATTTATCCCGGCGGTCAGTCCGCCTACAAGAAAGAGGTTCAGTTCAGACTGAGCGCTCCGAGCGGGACATCGTTCTGGAATCCGAACAACGATTTCTCGTACCAGCTGATGTCCGGCACGTCCAACAGCAGCCTGGTCAAGACGCCGTATATGCCGGTTTATGACGCCGGGGTGAAGATTTTCGGCGTGGAGCCGTCGTCCGGAAGCGGGTCGAGCCCGACGCCGCCACCCACGTCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCTGACACTGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCAACGCCGACACCAACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACGCCGACACCAACGCCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCTAGCGCGAGCGGTACCCTGCGCGTCGAGTATCGCGTCGGTGACACCAGCGCCACCGACAACCAGATGAAGCCGTACCTGCGCATCGTCAACACCGGCTCGCAAGCCGTGCCGCTGACCGAACTGAAGGTGCGCTACTGGTACACGAAGAACTCGACGCAGGCCGAACAGTACTTCTGCGACTGGGCGCAGATCGACTGCTCGAACATCCGGGCGCAGTTCGTGTCGCTGGCGCAGCCGGTCAGTGGAGCGGACAGCTACATCGAGCTGAGCTTCACGGGCGGAAGCGTTCCGGCGGGAGGCAACACGGGCGAGATACAGAACCGGATTCACTTCACGAACTGGATGAACTACAACGAAACGGACGACTGGTCGTACAACGGGACGCAGACGACGTGGGGTCCGTCGACGCGGATTACGCTGTATCGTAACGGCGTGCTGGTGTGGGGCACCGAGCCGGGCGGCGGATCGTCGACGCCGACACCGACGGCGACACCTACGCCTACGCCGAGCGCGGCGCCCACACCGACGCCGACGGCCGGCGGCAGCCTGGTCGTGCAGTATCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGGGCGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCACTTTAGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTGCCGCTGTCGGAGCTTTCGATCCGGTACTGGTACACGGTGGACGGGGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGCGACTGGGCGCAGGTGGGTTGTTCGAACTTGCGGGGCAGTTTCGTGAAGCTTTCGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTACATCGAGATCACGTTCACATCGGGCGCGGGCAGCTTGGCGGCTGGGGGAAGCAGTGGGGACATTCAGGTGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAACGAGGCGAACGATTACTCGTATGATCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGGGTGACGCTGTATCGCAACGGTCAGCTCATCTGGGGCGTCGAACCATAGCAAAATTCGGTGGTTTATTCTTTTGAACAGCAAACCCCAGGGAACGGAGGAATGAGGGTGTCGATCGAATTGGCAATCCTATTGCCGACCTTCGTTCCCTGGTTTGCAAATAGAAACGCTACAAAAAACAGGAGGAAGAGGGAAAATCATGGAATCACTCGCATGGACGCTGTTATGGAAGAAAGCAAGAATTATCTTTCTTGCTTTCGCGCTTGTCGTCTCCGCCTTCGCGGGCTTCGCTGTGTCTCCTCGTAGCGAAACCGCTTACGCGCAGACGGACCCGCAGGTTTTCAAGGACAGGTTTTTGCAGCTGTACAACCAAATCAAAAATCCGGCGAACGGTTACTTTTCGCCGGAAGGCATTCCTTATCACTCCATCGAAACGTTGATTTCGGAAGCTCCCGACTATGGGCATATGACGACGTCGGAAGCGTTCAGTTATTGGCTCTGGCTGGAAACGCTATATGGTTACTTCACCGGTGACTGGTCGAAACTGGAACAGGCTTGGACAAAAATGGAGCAATTCATTATCCCGAACTCGACGGAACAGCCGACGATGGGGTCTTACAACCCATCAAGTCCAGCTACTTACGCGCCGGAACATCCGTATCCGGACCGGTATCCAACTTTGCTGAACAATTCCGTGCCGGCAGGACAGGACCCACTGGATGCGGAACTCAAAGCGACGTACGGTAATAACGTGACGTATTTGATGCACTGGCTGCTTGACGTGGACAATTGGTACGGCTTCGGCAACCTGTTGAACCCGTCGCATACGGCGACCTACGTCAACACGTTCCAGCGCGGCGAACAGGAATCGGTCTGGGAGGCGATCACACATCCGTCGCAGGACAATTTCCGGTTCGGAAAACCGAATGAAGGTTTTGTGACGCTGTTCGTAAAAGATAACGGAACGCCTGCCCAGCAATGGCGTTATACGGCAGCCTCTGACGCCGACGCACGCGCCATTCAGGTGATGTATTGGGCGAAGCAGCTGGGGTACAACAACCAGACCTATCTGGATAAGGCGCGCAAGATGGGCGACTATCTGCGCTATACACTGTTCGACAAGTATTTCCAACAAATCGGCAGTGCAAACGACGGTTCTCCGAGCCCGGGCAGCGGTAAAAACTCTGCGCATTACCTTTTGTCTTGGTACACGGCCTGGGGCGGTGGTCTCGGCTCCGGCGGCAACTGGGCTTGGAGAATCGGATCGAGCCATGCTCATCAGGGTTATCAAAATCCTGTCGCTGCTTATGCGCTGTCTGCCGGCGGACTGGCGCCGCGTTCCGCAACGGCACAGACCGACTGGGCGACGTCGTTGCAACGTCAGCTTGAATTCTATACGTGGCTGCAATCGAGCGAAGGCGCCATCGGCGGCGGGGCGACCAACAGCGTCGGGGGCAGCTATCAGCCGTATCCTTCCGGTCGCAGTACGTTCTACGGCATGGTTTACGATGAAGCGCCGGTTTATCGCGATCCGCCTTCGAACTCGTGGTTCGGCTTCCAAGCGTGGTCCGTCGAACGCGTCGCGGAACTGTACTATATCTGGACCAGCAGCGGAAATACCAATACGCAGCAGTTCCAGATGGTTAAAAACATCGTCACCAAATGGGTCGATTGGGCGCTTGACTATACGTTCGTGAATCAACGCCCGGTTACAGACGCTCAAGGGTATTTCCTGACGAGCAGCGGCAGCCGTGTCCTGGGCGGCAACAATCCGCAGATCGCCACGGTTTCCGATCCCGGTCAGTTCTATATTCCGTCGACGCTGGAATGGCAGGGTCAACCGGACACATGGAACGGATATGCCAATTATACGGGCAATCCCAATTTCCATGCGATTGCGAAAGACCCCGGCCAAGACGTCGGCGTCACCGGCAACTATATCAAGCTGCTGACGTTCTTTGCCGCGGCCACGAAAGCGGAGACGGGGAACTACACCGCTCTCGGAAGCCAGGCGTTGAATGTCGCCGAACAGTTGCTGAACGTGCTTTGGAATTTCAACGACGGGGTTGGGATTGTCCGTCCCGAACAACGCGCCGACTACTTCCGCTATTTTACGAAGGAAATTTACTTCCCGAGCGGCTGGAGCGGCACGTACGGACAGGGCAATACCATTCCTGGGCCGGGCGCGGTTCCTTCCGATCCGTCGAAAGGCGGAAACGGCGTTTATATCAGCTACGCCGAACTGCGTCCGAAGATCAAGCAAGATCCGAAATGGTCGTATCTTGAAAATCTGTACAAAACTTCGTATAATCCGTCCACAGGTCGCTGGGAAAACGGTGTTCCGACGTTCACGTATCACCGTTTCTGGGCGCAGGTCGATGTGGCGACGGCGTATGCGGAATTTGCCCGGTTGATCGGCGGTTTGGGCGCTTCGCCGACACCGACGCCGAGCGCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGTCGGCCGGCGGCAACCTGGTCGTGCAGTACCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGACGGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCACTTTAGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTGCCGTTGTCGGAGCTGACGATCCGGTACTGGTACACGGTGGACGGAGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGCGACTGGGCGCAGGTAGGTTGCTCGAATGTGCGTGGCAGCTTTGTGAAGCTGACGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTACATCGAGATCACGTTCACGTCGGGCGCGGGCAGCTTGGCGGCTGGGGGAAGCAGTGGGGACATTCAGGTGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAACGAGGCGAACGACTACTCGTGTGATCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGAGTGACGCTGTATCGTAACGGTCAGCTCGTCTGGGGCGTCGAACCGTAACGCACAACAGTCCATGCCGAGAAGGTTCGGGGGCGTTCAACTGAAGACGGGGAACGCCCCCGTTCCTGAAAGTATGTCACGAGCAAAACGAGGGAGGAGCCGAGCATGGGAACGGGCCGTGCCGGAGAGTGGATCAAAAAAATGTTGCTGGTTTTGGCAATTGGATTGCTCCTTCCGATTCCATACCTGCATGTCGCTTCAGCGGAAAACGTCCTGATTTTGCAGAGCGATTTTGAGGACGGGACGACGCAAGGGTGGGTCGGTCGCGGGGGAGTCGAAACGCTTACTGTCACTTCCGCGGCAGCGTACAGCGGAGCTTATGGTTTGTCCGTGAGCGGAAGAACGAAAACGTGGCATGGTCCGACATTGGACATCACTTCCTATATTCAGGTTGGAAAGACTTATCAATTTTCAGCATGGGTTAAATTGCCTTCCGGTTCGTCCAACACACGCATTTATATGACGATGCAAAGAACCATGCAGGACACGGTCTACTATGAGCAAATTTATTTCGACACGGCTTCAGCTGGAAATTGGGTTCAATTGAAAGCCCAATACAAGTTGTACGAACCTGCTGTAAACCTGCAGGTATACTTTGAAGCTCCCGATCATGCTACTCAATCTTTCTATATTGATGACGTCCGAATTGAACAACTTCCTGATCTTCCGAAGACGGTAGAAGAGAATATTCCGTCCCTGAAAGATGTTTTCGCAGGGCGTTTTCCGATAGGAACGGCGTTTGAAAATTTTGAACTTCTCGATGAACAGGACAGAAAATTGATTTTAAAACATTTCAATAGTGTGACGCCTGGAAACGTGCTGAAGTGGGACAGCACAGAACCACAAGAAGGAGTCTTTAACTTTACGGAATCGGATAAAGCGGTTGCTTTTGCGGTTCAGAACGGAATGAAGATCAGAGGTCATACATTGATTTGGCATAATCAGACGCCGAATTGGGTGTTTTATGATTCAAACGGAAATTTAGTTTCCAAAGAAGTTCTATATCAACGAATGGAAAGACACATTAAACCCGTCGTCAGCCGCTACAAAGGAATCATCTATGCGTGGGATGTCGTCAATGAAGTTATCGATCCCGGACAGCCTGATGGATTGCGTAGAAGCTTGTGGTATCAGATTGCCGGCGAGGAGTATATCGAAAAGGCGTTCCAATTTGCGCATGAAGCTGATCCGAATGCGCTTCTCTTCATCAATGATTATAACACGCATGAATCCGGTAAAAGCCAAGCATTGTACAATTTGGTACAACGACTGAAAAATAAGGGTATTCCTGTTCACGGAGTCGGACACCAGACCCATATTAATATTTCCTGGCCGTCGATCAGTGAAATCGAAAATTCGCTCGTCAAGTTCTCGAACCTGGGAGTTGTTCAGGAAATCACTGAGTTGGATATGAGCATTTACAACAATTCATCACAGAAGTACGACACATTGCCTTCCGATTTGGCTCAGCAGCAGGCAACCCGTTACAGACAACTGTTCGAAATGTTCTTGAGAAGGAGCAGTTTGATTCAAAACGTTACGTTCTGGGGCAAAGATGATGCAAATACGTGGTTGCGGAAGTTCCCAGTCGTCCGAAATGACTGGCCGCTGTTGTTCGATGAGCAATTAAAGGCGAAACCGGCATATTGGGCGGTAGTCGGAACTGTTCCGTCACCCACGCCGACACCGACGTCGACGGCAACACCAACGCCGACACCAACGGTGATACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCAACGCCGACATCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACGTCGACGCCGACGCCTAGCGCGAGCGGCACCCTGCGCGTCGAGTATCGCGTGGGCGATTCCAGCGCCACCGACAACCAGATGAAACCGCAGCTGCGCATCGTCAACACCGGCTCGCAAGCCGTGCCGCTGACCGAACTGAAAGTGCGCTACTGGTACACGAAGAACTCGACGCAGGCCGAACAGTACTTCTGCGACTGGGCGCAAATCGGCTGCTCGAACATCCGGGCGCAGTTCGTGTCGCTGGCGCAGCCAGTCAGCGGAGCGGACAGCTACATCGAGCTGAGCTTCACGGGGGGCAGCGTTCCGGCGGGAGGCAACACGGGCGAGATCCAGAACCGGATTCACTTCACGAACTGGATGAACTACAACGAAACGGACGACTGGTCGTACAACGGGACGCAGACGACGTGGGGGCCGTCGACGCGGATTACGCTGTATCGTAACGGCGTGCTGGTGTGGGGCACCGAGCCGGGCGGCGGATCGCCGACACCGACACCAACGCCGACGTCAACGCCGACGCCGACGTCAACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGGCGACACCGACACCCACACCCACGCCGACGCCGTCGGCCGGCGGCAACCTGGTCGTGCAGTACCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGGGCGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCATTTTCGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTACCGTTGTCGGAGCTTACGATTCGGTACTGGTACACGGTGGACGGCGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGTGACTGGGCGTGGGTCGGATGTTCGAACCTGCGCGGCAGTCTGGTGAAGTTGACGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTACCTTGAGATCACGTTCACATCGGGCGCGGGCAGCCTGGCGCCTGGGGCGAACAGCGGAGACATTCAGGCGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAACGAGGCGAACGACTACTCGTATGATCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGGGTGACGCTGTATCGGAATGGTCAGCTCGTCTGGGGCGTCGAGCCGTAAGGGTATACCTAAGAGCGGCGTGGCGGAGTCGATAAGCGGTGATGATTCCGCCTCGCTCGAGGACCGGTCGACTGCCACAGAAGGCTTTGTGAAGGAGGTGATGGACGGAAGATCCGAAAAAGAAAGAATATGAAGGTTTTGTGGGTTGGTTTTGGTAAAAAAGAATCCATGAGGAACCAAACGAAAGAGGGGAGTGACACAGGCATGACGATGGCGTGGAAACAGCGCAGCGGATTGATCGCGTTGATTTTGGCATTGGTAGCGGGTTTGCTGCTGCCATGGGGATCGCTGCCGAAAGCGGCGGCGGAGCCGCATGTGGACAATCCGTTTGTAGGAGCGACGGCTTACGTCAATCCGGACTATGCGGCGCTGGTCGATTCGTCGATCGCGAGGGTGAGCGATCCAACGCTGGCGGCGAAGATGCGTACGGTCAAGACGTATCCGACGGCGGTGTGGTTGGATCGGATCGCGGCGATTGACGGAGGGCCGGGAAGACGGAGCTTGGTGCAGCATTTGGATACGGCGTTGGCGCAGAAGCAAGGGAATACGCCGATTACGGCGATGTTTGTGATTTACAATATGCCGGGTCGGGACTGCGCGGCGCTGGCGTCGAACGGGGAGCTGCCGCTGACGCAGGAAGGGCTGCAGAGGTACAAGACGGAGTATATTGACCGAATTGCGGCAATTTTTGCAGATCCGAAGTATGCGGGAATTCGGATCGTGACGGTGATTGAACCGGACGGCTTGCCGAACCTGGTGACGAACCTGAGCGATCCGGAATGCGCGCAGGCGAATTCAAGCGGAATTTATGTAGAGGCAGTACGATATGCGATCAACAAGTTGAGCGAAATTCCGAACGTGTATATTTACCTGGACATCGCGCATTCGGGATGGCTGGGCTGGGACAACAACCGGACCGGCGCGGTGCAGCTGTATACGAACGTGGTGCGAGGGACGACGAAAGGGCTTTCGAGCGTGGACGGGTTTGTGACGAACGTGGCGAACTATACGCCGCTCGAGGAGCCGTATTTGACGGATCCAAACCTGACGGTGGGAGGTCAGCCGCTTAAGTCAGCGAAGTTTTATGAGTGGAACCCGTATTTTGATGAAGTAGATTATGCGGCAGCGTTGCGGTCGGCGTTTATCAGTGCAGGGTGGCCGACGAGCATCGGGATGTTGATCGACACGAGCCGCAACGGCTGGGGCGGGCCGAACCGGCCGACGGGAGCGAGCGGGACGACGGTGGACGCGTATGTGAATTCGGGGCGTGTGGACCGTCGGGCGCATCGCGGGCTGTGGTGTAACGTCAGCGGAGCGGGGATGGGAATGCCGCCGCAGGTGGCGCCGGCGGCGTATGCGTCGCAAGGGATCGAGGCATTCGTATGGGTGAAGCCGCCCGGGGAGTCGGACGGAGCGAGTTCGGAGATACCGAACGACGAAGGCAAGCGGTTTGACCGGATGTGCGATCCGACGTATACGACGCAATACGGGGTGTTGACGGGGGCGTTGCCGAACGCGCCGTTGGCGGGGCAATGGTTCCATGATCAGTTTGTGATGTTGGTGCAGAATGCGTATCCGGCGATTCCGACGAGCGGCGGTGGGACACCGACGCCGAGTACGACGGTGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGAGTGCGACGGTGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGAGTGCGACGGTGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACGGTGACGCCGACGCCGACATCGTCGACAAGTTTTGTGGCCAGGCACGGGCAATTGAGAGTCGTGGGGAATCAATTGGTCGACCAAAATGGACAACCCATCCAACTAAGAGGCATTAGTTCTCATGGGTTACAATGGTATGGGCATTTCGTCAATCGAGACAGCCTCCGATGGCTCCGAGATGATTGGGGAATAACAGTTTTCCGAGCAGCTCTGTATACTGCCGAACAAGGATATATCACGAATCCGTCTTTAAAAGAAAAAGTGAAGGAAGCTGTACAAGCCGCAATTGAACTCGGTATTTATGTGATCATCGACTGGCACATTTTGTCTGATGGCGATCCGAACACGTACAAGGAGCAAGCGAAAGCGTTTTTCGATGAAATGTCGCGATTGTACGGCAGTTATCCGAACGTGATTTATGAGATCGCCAACGAACCGAATGGTGTGACATGGGAAGGACAGGTTAAGCCGTACGCTTCGGAGGTGATCCCGGTCATCCGTGCTAATGACCCTGATAATCTCATTATTGTCGGAACAACAACGTGGAGTCAGGATGTCCATCTTGCAGCAGATAGCCCGCTACCTTACAGCAACCTGGCGTACGCTCTGCATTTCTATGCCGGTACGCATGGTCAATGGTTGAGAGACCGGATCGACTATGCGAGGAATAAAGGCATCGCGATTTTCGTGAGTGAATGGGGGACAAGCACTTCGACAGGCGATGGAGGCCCCTATCTCACGGAGTCGCAACAATGGTTGGATTTCCTTAATGCTCGGCAGATCAGTTGGGTGAACTGGTCGTTGAGCGACAAGGCCGAGTCATCCGCAGCATTGTTGCCTGGCGCAAGCGCAACAGGTGGTTGGACGGACGCACAATTGTCTCAGTCGGGGCGTTTTGTTCGCGCTCAGATTCGCAGCGGTGTATTGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCTACGCCTACGCCGAGTGCGGCGCCCACACCGACGCCGACGGCCGGCGGCAGCCTGGTCGTGCAGTATCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGGGCGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCATTTTCGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTGCCGCTGTCGGAGCTTTCGATCCGGTACTGGTACACGGTGGACGGAGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGCGACTGGGCGCAGGTGGGTTGTTCGAACTTGCGGGGCAGTTTCGTGAAGCTTTCGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTACATTGAGATCACGTTCACGTCGGGCGCGGGCAGCTTGGCGGCTGGGGGAAGCAGCGGGGACATTCAGGTGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAATGAGGCGAACGACTACTCGTATGATCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGGGTGACGCTGTATCGCAACGGTCAGCTCATCTGGGGCGTCGAGCCTTGATTGCCAACCGACGGTATGGACCTGGCGGACGGTAAGTCCGTTCGCCAGGTTCCTATAAAAACAACATCTCCGCTCGAAAAAACCTTGAAGGAAGGGAGAGGATTTTTTATGAATCGACGCCTTATCGCCCGCCTCAGCGGCATGTTGGCGATGGTTCTCATCGCCGCAGTGTTGGCGTACGTTCCGAAGCCTGAACCGGCCGAGGCGCACGGAGGTATGGTGTTTCCAGCCACGCGAACGTATGCCTGTTATGTTGACGGCAAGGTTCACGGCAATGGCGGAGACTTGAACATGATCAATCCGGCGTGTCTTGATGCCTTGGCGATCTCGGGCAACTATCAGTTCTGGAACTGGTTCGGAAATCTGATCAGTAATGCCGGAGGACGCCATAGGGAAATCATTCCTGACGGCAAACTGTGCGGACCAACGGCCAGTTTTGATGGTATGAACCAGGCGCGTACAGACTGGTGGACGACTCGTCTGCAGCCGGGCGCAACGATTACGGTGCGAGTCAACGCATGGGCGCCGCATCCCGGCACGTGGTATTTGTATGTAACCCGGGACGGATGGGATCCGACACAACCGCTGAAATGGTCGGATCTGGAACCGACGCCCTTCAGCCAGGTGACTAATCCGCCGATCAACTCGAGCGGACCGGACGGGGCCGAGTACAGCTGGCAGGTGCAGCTGCCGAACAAGCAAGGGCGACACATCATTTATATGATATGGCAGAGATCCGACAGTCCGGAGGCATTTTACAACTGTTCGGATGCGTATTTCGGATCGGGGCCGATTGCTTATGAATTTGGTGACCCGCGGGAAGGAGGAACGATGATTACGCCGCCGCCGTCGGGCACGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACTGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACTGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACACCGACGCCGACATCGACGCCGACGTCGACACCGACGTCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCTAGCGCGAGCGGCACCCTGCGTGTCGAGTATCGCGTGGGCGATTCCAGCGCCACCGACAACCAGATGAAACCGCAGCTGCGCATCGTCAACACCGGCTCGCAAGCCGTGCCGCTGACCGAGCTGAAGATGCGCTACTGGTACACGAAGAACTCGACGCAGGCCGAACAATACTTCTGCGACTGGGCGCAGATCGGCTGCTCGAACATCCGGGCGCAGTTCGTGTCGCTGTCGCAGCCGGTCAGCGGGGCGGACAGCTACATCGAGCTGAGCTTTACGGGCGGAAGCATTCCGGCGGGAGGCAACACGGGCGAGATTCAGAACCGGATTCACTTCACGAACTGGATGAACTACAACGAAACGGACGACTGGTCGTACAACGGGGCGCAGATGACGTGGGGGCCGTCGACGCGGATTACGCTTTATCGCAACGGCGTGCTGGTGTGGGGCACGGAGCCGGGCGGCGGATCGTCGCCGCCGACGCCGACGGTGACACCGACACCTACACCGACATCGACGCCGACACCTACGCCTACGCCGAGTGCGGCGCCCACACCGACGCCGTCGGCCGGCGGCAGCCTAGTCGTGCAGTATCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGGGCGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCATTTTCGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTGCCGCTGTCGGAGCTTTCGATCCGGTACTGGTACACGGTGGACGGGGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGCGACTGGGCGCAGGTGGGTTGTTCGAACTTGCGGGGCAGCTTCGTGAAGCTTTCGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTACATCGAGATCACGTTTACGTCGGGCGCGGGCAGTCTGGCGCCTGGGGCGAGCAGCGGAGACATTCAGGTGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAACGAGGCGAACGACTACTCGTATGACCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGGGTGACGCTGTATCGGAATGGTCAGCTCGTCTGGGGCGTTGAACCATAATAACGGCAAGCACAACTCGGCCAGGTCGTTTCTCCAAAGCCCTTCTTTCGGAAGTATCGAAAGAAGGGCTTTCCTTCTAAACTTTTTCGGGGTGACATCTAAAGTTTATCCCGTACTCGAAGGATCGAGAGAAACGATAGAATAGGCAATAAGTTACTGTAAATCTTGTATGAACAGAAAGGAGATGATTACAAAAGGACGGATTCATCGTTTTTTTTCGAAAAGGTCGGCAGTAGGTCTGTTTGAGACGGGATCACACATGCATCAAATTGCAGAGAGGAGGAAAATGATAATGCGAAACTGGCTCCAATGGGGCATGGTTGCGGCTTTGCTCGTTTTTACGGTATCGGTCGTCCCCCCGAAAGAAGCCGATGCAGGGCTAGCCAAGACAAAATTCTTGGGGAATGTCATCAACAATAGCATCCCTTCTGATTTTGCTGTTTACTGGAATCAGGTTACCCCTGAAAACGCTACCAAGTGGGGTTCGGTCGAATCCAGCCGCGACAACATGAACTGGTCGACGGCCGATATGATTTACAACTACGCTCGCAGTAACGGTTTTCCGTTCAAATTCCACACACTGGTCTGGGGGAGTCAGGAGCCCGGCTGGATCAGCGGGCTTTCGGCTGCAGAACAACAGGCCGAAGTGATCGAATGGATCCAAGCGGCCGGTCAGCGTTATCCCGACGCAGACTTCGTCGACGTCGTCAACGAACCGCTGCACGCCAAACCTTCCTACCGCAATGCCATCGGCGGAGACGGCTCGACAGGTTGGGACTGGGTCATCTGGTCGTTCGAACAGGCGCGCCGCGCATTCCCCAATTCCAAATTGCTGATTAACGAGTACGGCGTCGAGAACGACCCGAATGCGGCGAGCCAATATGTCCAAATCATCAATCTGTTAAAAAGCCGCGGCTTGATCGACGGCATCGGCATTCAAGGTCATTATTTCAATCTTGACACGGTTTCAGTCAGTACGCTGCGAACCACGCTCGGTATGCTTGCTGAAACAGGTTTGCCTATTTATGTGTCAGAACTGGATATTTCGGGTGATGACGCCACGCAATTGGCTAGATATCAAGAAAAGTTCCCAATTCTATGGGAACATCCTTCTGTCCAAGGGATTACGCTGTGGGGCTATATTGAAGGTCAAACCTGGAGATCCGGCACGCATTTGATTACGGCTTCGGGCGTGGAACGACCTGCGTTGCAATGGTTGCGGACGTATTTGGCAGGAGCCGGATCCTCGCCGACACCAACGCCGACGCCCACACCGACCGTGACACCAACGGTGACGCCGACACCGACGCCTAGCGCGAACGGCACCCTGCGCGTCGAGTATCGCGTGGGCGACTCTAGCGCCACCGACAACCAGATGAAACCGCAGCTGCGCATCGTCAACACCGGCTCCCAAGCCGTGCCTCTGACCGAGCTGAAGGTGCGCTACTGGTACACGAAGAACTCGACGCAGGCCGAACAGTACTTCTGCGACTGGGCGCAGATCGGCTGCTCGAACATCCGGGCGCAGTTCGTGTCGCTGTCGCAGCCGGTCAGCGGGGCGGACAGCTACATCGAGCTGAGCTTCACGGGCGGAAGCATTCCGGCGGGAGGCAACACGGGCGAGATACAGAACCGGATTCACTTCACGAACTGGATGAACTACAACGAAACGGACGACTGGTCGTACAACGGGGCGCAGACGACGTGGGGGCCGTCGACGCGGATTACGCTGTATCGCAACGGCGTGCTGGTATGGGGCACGGAGCCGGGCGGATCGTCGACGCCGACACCGACACCGACGCCGACCCCTACGCCTACGCCGAGCGCGGCGCCCACACCGGCGCCGTCGGCCGGCGGCAGCCTGGTCGTGCAGTATCGCGCGGCGGACACGAACGCGACGGACAACCAGCTGAAGCCGCATTTTCGGATTGTGAACCGCGGGACGACGAGCGTGCCGCTGTCGGAGCTAACGATTCGGTACTGGTACACGGTAGACGGAGACAAGCCGCAGGTGTTCAACTGCGACTGGGCGCAGGTGGGCTGCTCAAACGTGCGGGGCAGCTTCGTGAAGCTTTCGACGGGCCGGACGGGGGCGGACTACTATATTGAGATCACGTTCACGTCAGGCGCGGGGAGCCTGGCGCCTGGGGCGAACAGCGGAGACATTCAGGCGCGGATCAACAAGAACGACTGGACGAACTACAACGAGGCGAACGACTACTCGTATGATCCGACGAAGACGAGTTTTGCGGATTGGAACCGGGTGACGCTGTATCGGAACGGTCAGCTCATCTGGGGCG TCGAACCCTGA

The amino acid sequence of the Paenibacillus sp. A59 (WP_053783505) GH9is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 8) MKGSWWRRVVILALSTGLLAGSTSIQAWNGKADAAAGNHNYAEALQKAIYFYETQRSGKLPEDNRVEWRGDSGLNDGADVGVDLTGGWYDAGDHVKFGVPMAYSATMLAWSVVEYREGYEQAGQLEEIKDNLKWATDYFVRAHTKPNELWGQVGAGNTDHAWWGPAEVMQMNRPAYKIDASCPGSELAGETAAALASSSIVFRDSDPAYANKLLQHAKELYSFADTYRGKYSDCITDAQSFYNSWTGYYDELAWAATWLYMATNDSAYLSKAIATANLWQADGQSGNWAYTWTQGWDDKHYGAQILLARITSSLNMPEAARFIQSTERNLDYWSVGTNGQRIKYTPGGLAWLDTWGSLRYAANASFIAFVYSDWVSDPVKKARYQDFAVSQMNYILGDNPRQSSYVVGYGQNPPKHPHHRTSHSSWTNNENVPSEHRHTLYGAMVGGPDASDAYTDSIGDYVSNEVATDYNAGFTGALAKMNLLFGQNNQPIANFPAPEVKSDEFFVEASVKASGSNYTEIKAQLNNRSGWPARMGDKLSFRYFVDLSEVYAAGYTVSDVHVTTAYAEGAIVSQPDVVDAVKRIYAVTADFTGTKIYPGGEGHYRKEVQFRITGPEGAWNANNDHSFQGLGTGNVAKSAYLPVYDAGIRIYGQEPGITPVVTPIAPSGVQAVSGNAQVILNWIASPGAESYTVKRAEVNGGPYTSVATNVLGLTYTNTGLTNGKTYYYVVTAVNSVGESPGSAQATATPQAGTSLPGALTLSGTAGNTQSILTWTAATGAVSYKVQRAAGGSAYADVATGLAVLNYTDATAANGTAYSYRIAAVNASGQTLSNIVTLTPSAPPATTGTLEVQYRNGGSGASGNAVTPQFNLKNTGTQPIDLSTVKLRYYFTKDGTGDLTFWCDYAQIGSANIEGKFVTLNPAKGTADTVLEISFQSGAGSLAAGAETGVIQGRFSKNNWSNFDQSNDYSYDATKTAFTTWNQVIGYQGGTKVWGIEP

The amino acid sequence of the Paenibacillus borealis GH48 (AIQ60376) isas follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 9) MKLSSIKKPFSIVMAAILIISLTSGIFNFRPGTAKAASVEKTRFLQLYAQLKDPASGYFSAEGIPYHSVETLLSEAPNYGHMTTSEAYSYWMWLEVLYGYNTGDWSKLEAAWDNMEKYIIPINEGDGVQEQPTMNNYNPNSPATYASELAQPDQYPSALNGKYAPGKDPLDAELKAAYGNNQTYLMHWLVDVDNWYGFGNLLNPTHTAAYVNTFQRGVQESVWEAVAHPSQDDKSFGKTNEGFMSLFTKENSVPSAQWRYTNATDADARAVQAMYWAKDLGYTNTVYLNKAKKMGDFLRYGMYDKYFQKVGSAADGTPEAGTGKDSSQYLLAWYTAWGGGLGTTGNWAWRIGASHAHQGYQNVVAAYALSTADGGLIPASATAGEDWGKSLTRQLEFYNWLQSSEGAIAGGATNSYGGSYSAYPSGTSTFYGMAYDEAPVYHDPPSNNWFGMQAWSLERVAELYYILASSGDTTSANFKMAKRVIENWIDWSADYAFAGSRPVTDAAGYYLDLQGNRILGGDDPQIATVSAPGEFWIPGNVEWQGQPDTWSGFSSFSGNSGLKAVTKDPGQDTGVLGSYIKALTFFAAGNKAEHGSYTALGGTASQLAKSLLDTAWGYNDGVGITTLEKRADYFRFFTKEVYFPAGWTGTFGQGNTIPGSSTVPSDPAKGGNGVYASYTDVLPDIKNDPKWSYLEGKYNSSYNKTTKTWDNGAPEFTYHRFWSQVDIATAYAEYDRLINNGSGPIPTATPTTTPTATPTVTPTATPTATPTVTPTATPTVTPTATPIATPTATPTATPTATPTATPAAANLVVQYRTTDTNATDQQFRPQLRIVNNGTTAVDLSKVKLRYYYTIDGEKAQQFNVDYATLGGSNVLGSFVKLEPAVAGADYYVEISFSTGAGSLAPGANTGEIQLRINKTDWSNYNKADDYSYDSTKTAYTDWNRVTLYLN GVRVWGVQPQ

The amino acid sequence of the Cohnella laeviribosi GH10 is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 10) MSKAKAMKICASLLLLGSVFSFIATSDADAGLARSKFLGNVIASSVPSNFATYWNQVTPENSTKWGSVEATRNVMNWSAADLAYNYAKSNGFPFKFHTLVWGSQQPGWISGLSQAEQKAEVLQWIQAAGQRYPNADFVDVVNEPLHAKPSYRNAIGGDGATGWDWVIWSFQEARKAFPNAKLLINEYGIISDPNAANQYVQIINLLKSRGLIDGIGIQCHYFNMDSVSVSTMNSVLNTLAATGLPIYVSELDMTGDDSTQLARYQQKFPVLWEHSAVKGVTLWGYIEGQTWASNTHLVRS NGTERPALQWLRTYLSTH

The amino acid sequence of the Caldibacillus cellulovoransbeta-1,4-mannanase precursor is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 11) MNRRLIARLSGMLAMVLIAAMLAYVPKPEPAEAHGGMVFPATRTYACYVDGKVHGNGGDLNMINPACLDALAISGNYQFWNWFGNLISNAGGRHREIIPDGKLCGPTASFDGMNQARTDWWTTRLQPGATITVRVNAWAPHPGTWYLYVTRDGWDPTQPLKWSDLEPTPFSQVTNPPINSSGPDGAEYSWQVQLPNKQGRHIIYMIWQRSDSPEAFYNCSDVYFGSGPIAYEFGDPREGGTMITPPPSGTTPTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPSVTPTVTPTSTPTPSASGTLRVEYRVGDTSATDNQMKPQLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKVRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIGCSNIRAQFVSLSQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSIPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGAQTTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGGSSPPTPTVTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPTSTPTPSGGPNLSVNTQGLVGINHPHAWYRDRLSSSLQGIRSWGANAVRIVLSNGCRWTKIPASEVADIISQARTLGYRAVVLEVHDTTGYGEDAAACSMTTAVNYWIELKNVLAGQENFVIVNIGNEPYGNNNYQNWVTDTRNAVQALRNAGINNTIMVDAPNWGQDWSFTMRDNAPTIFNADPQRNLVFSIHMYGVYDTAAEVQSYIESFVNRGLPLVIGEFGHMHSDGDPNEQAIVQYAKQYNIGLFGWSWSGNGGGVEYLDMVTNFNANSPTAWGTWFRTNAIGTSTSPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPSAGGNLVVQYRAADTNATDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTSSVPLSELTIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAQVGCSNLRGSFVKLSTGRTGADYYIEITFTSGAGSLAPGASSGDIQVRINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTSFADWNRVTLYRNGQLVWGVEP

The amino acid sequence of the Caldibacillus cellulovoransbeta-1,4-xylanase XynA precursor is as follows:

(SEQ ID NO: 12) MGTGRAGEWIKKMLLVLAIGLLIPIPYPHVASAENVLILQSDFEDGTTQGWVGRGGVETLTVTSAAAYSGAYGLSVSGRTETWHGPTLDITSYIQVGKTYQFSAWVKLPSGSSNTRISMTMQRTMQDTVYYEQIYFDTALSGNWIQLKAQYKLYEPAVNLQVYFEAPDHATQSFYIDDVRIEQLPDLPKTVEENIPSLKDVFAGRFPIGTAFENFELLDEQDRKLILKHFNSVTPGNVLKWDSTEPQEGVFNFTESDKAVAFAVQNGMKIRGHTLIWHNQTPNWVFYDSNGNLVSKEVLYQRMERHIKTVVSRYKGIIYAWDVVNEVIDPGQPDGLRRSLWYQIAGEEYIEKAFQFAHEADPNALLFINDYNTHESGKSQALYNLVQRLKSKGIPVHGVGHQTHINITWPSISEIENSLVKFSNLGVVQEITELDMSIYNNSSQKYDTLPSDLAQQQATRYRQLFEMFLRRSSLIQNVTFWGKDDANTWLRKFPVVRNDWPLLFDEQLKAKPAYWAVVGTVPSPTPTPTSTATPTPTPTVIPTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPSASGTLRVEYRVGDSSATDNQMKPQLRIVNTGSQAVPLTELKVRYWYTKNSTQAEQYFCDWAQIGCSNIRAQFVSLAQPVSGADSYIELSFTGGSVPAGGNTGEIQNRIHFTNWMNYNETDDWSYNGTQTTWGPSTRITLYRNGVLVWGTEPGGGSSTPTPTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTPTPTSTPTPTATPTPTPTPTPSAGGNLVVQYRAADTNAGDNQLKPHFRIVNRGTTSVPLSELTIRYWYTVDGDKPQVFNCDWAWVGCSNLRGSLVKLTTGRTGADYYLEITFTSGAGSLAPGANSGDIQARINKNDWTNYNEANDYSYDPTKTS FADWNRVTLYRNGQLVWGVEPIonic Liquid (IL)

The suitable IL that can be used in the present invention can be any ILthat does not impede the enzymatic activity of any of the GH polypeptideor the cellulase complex. In some embodiments of the invention, the ILis suitable for pretreatment of biomass and for the hydrolysis ofcellulose by any of the GH polypeptide or the cellulase complex.Suitable IL are taught in ChemFiles (2006) 6(9) (which are commerciallyavailable from Sigma-Aldrich; Milwaukee, Wis.). Such suitable ILinclude, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium alkanate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazoliumalkylsulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium methylsulfonate,1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium hydrogensulfate, 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazoliumthiocyanate, and 1-alkyl-3-alkylimidazolium halide, wherein an “alkyl”is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and an“alkanate” is an alkanate comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms. In someembodiments, the “alkyl” is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 4 carbonatoms. In some embodiments, the “alkyl” is a methyl group, ethyl groupor butyl group. In some embodiments, the “alkanate” is an alkanatecomprising from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. In some embodiments, the “alkanate”is an acetate. In some embodiments, the halide is chloride.

Such suitable IL include, but are limited to,1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIN Acetate),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIN Cl),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (EMIM HOSO₃),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (EMIM MeOSO₃),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EMIM EtOSO₃),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (EMIM MeSO₃),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (EMIM AlCl₄),1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (EMIM SCN),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (BMIM Acetate),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIM Cl),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (BMIM HOSO₃),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (BMIM MeSO₃),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methylsulfate (BMIM MeOSO₃),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrachloroaluminate (BMIM AlCl₄),1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (BMIM SCN),1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium ethylsulfate (EDIM EtOSO₃),Tris(2-hydroxyethyl)methylammonium methylsulfate (MTEOA MeOSO₃),1-methylimidazolium chloride (MIM Cl), 1-methylimidazoliumhydrogensulfate (MIM HOSO₃), 1,2,4-trimethylpyrazolium methylsulfate,tributylmethylammonium methylsulfate, choline acetate, cholinesalicylate, and the like. The ionic liquid can comprises one or amixture of the compounds. Further ILs are taught in U.S. Pat. No.6,177,575; herein incorporated by reference.

The ionic liquid (IL) is of a concentration of more than 0% to 20% ofthe composition or solution. In some embodiments, the concentration ofIL is equal to or more than 1%, equal to or more than 2%, equal to ormore than 3%, equal to or more than 5%, equal to or more than 10%, equalto or more than 15%. In some embodiments, the upper range of theconcentration of IL is equal to or less than 20%. In some embodiments ofthe invention, the IL has a concentration from more than 0% to about20%. In some embodiments of the invention, the IL has a concentrationfrom about 5% to about 20%.

The solution containing IL can further comprise NaCl, such as up to 10mM of NaCl. The solution can further comprise a suitable buffer.

Host Cells

The host cells of the present invention are genetically modified in thatheterologous nucleic acid have been introduced into the host cells, andas such the genetically modified host cells do not occur in nature. Thesuitable host cell is one capable of expressing from the nucleic acid ofthe present invention.

Any prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell may be used in the presentmethod so long as it remains viable after being transformed with asequence of nucleic acids. Generally, although not necessarily, the hostmicroorganism is bacterial. Examples of bacterial host cells include,without limitation, those species assigned to the Escherichia,Enterobacter, Azotobacter, Erwinia, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Klebsielia,Proteus, Salmonella, Serratia, Shigella, Rhizobia, Vitreoscilla, andParacoccus taxonomical classes. Preferably, the host cell is notadversely affected by the transduction of the necessary nucleic acidsequences, the subsequent expression of the proteins (i.e., enzymes), orthe resulting intermediates required for carrying out the stepsassociated with the mevalonate pathway. For example, it is preferredthat minimal “cross-talk” (i.e., interference) occur between the hostcell's own metabolic processes and those processes involved with themevalonate pathway.

Suitable eukaryotic cells include, but are not limited to, fungal,insect or mammalian cells. Suitable fungal cells are yeast cells, suchas yeast cells of the Saccharomyces genus.

The present invention provides for an isolated GH polypeptide producedfrom the method of the present invention. Isolating the GH polypeptideinvolves the separating at least part or all of the host cells, andparts thereof, from which the GH polypeptide was produced, from theisolated GH polypeptide. The isolated GH polypeptide may be free oressentially free of impurities formed from at least part or all of thehost cells, and parts thereof. The isolated GH polypeptide isessentially free of these impurities when the amount and properties ofthe impurities do not interfere in the use of the GH polypeptide as anenzyme. In some embodiments, these host cells are specifically cellsthat do not in nature produce the GH polypeptide. The impurities are nomore than 5%, 1%, 0.5%, 0.1%, 0.05%, or 0.01% by weight of a compositioncomprising one or more of the GH polypeptide.

It is to be understood that, while the invention has been described inconjunction with the preferred specific embodiments thereof, theforegoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scopeof the invention. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications withinthe scope of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention pertains.

All patents, patent applications, and publications mentioned herein arehereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

The invention having been described, the following examples are offeredto illustrate the subject invention by way of illustration, not by wayof limitation.

Example 1

This invention describes the identification of a new type of cellulasecomplex previously unobserved in natural systems. The active componentof a cellulolytic microbial community was partially purified by affinitydigestion and column chromatography and visualized by nativepolyacrylamide gels (Native PAGE), using both Coomassie staining andendoglucanase activity staining, which revealed a 350 kDa proteincomplex containing three cellulases, a glycoside hydrolase (GH) family48 protein, a GH9 protein and GH6/5 protein. Reconstruction of the genesfor these proteins indicated that each of these proteins contained atleast cellulose-binding domain (CBM3) that may be involved in complexformation. The three proteins were located in a putative operon thatalso contained multiple GH10 proteins and an AA10 polysaccharidemonooxygenase. The gene sequences of the complex lacked a scaffoldindomain and cohesion-dockerin pairs characteristic of anaerobiccellulosomes. The complex can be produced by heterologous expression ofindividual glycoside hydrolases in E. coli and used for the hydrolysisof polysaccharides in biomass. The catalytic domains in the GH9, GH48,and GH6/5 proteins can be replaced by heterologous expression with newcatalytic domains to change or improve the hydrolysis of biomass and/oradd new functions to the complex.

Materials and Methods

Cultivation of Adapted Consortia

Sample collection and enrichment procedures were described previously(1, 2). Briefly, compost sample are derived from Jepson Prairie (JP)Organics located in Vacaville, Calif. The compost-derived microbialconsortium was adapted to switchgrass (SG) and microcrystallinecellulose (Avicel) as the sole carbon source in liquid culture at 60° C.(JP-148, 1% Avicel, and 1% SG) and passaged every 14 days.Characterizations were performed on a 300 L scale up of a passagecarried out at the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit-LawrenceBerkeley National Lab. The supernatant was separated from residualbiomass by centrifugation, lyophilized, and stored at −20° C. forsubsequent analysis.

Cellulase Enrichment by Column Chromatography

The lyophilized supernatant was resuspended in an appropriate volume ofH₂O and passed through a 0.2 um filter. The supernatant was desaltedthrough PD-10 desalting columns (GE Healthcare, Little Chalfont, UK) orby dialysis against running buffer (20 mM Tris, pH 8.0) followed bygradual fractionization by anion-exchange chromatography (AIEX) with a30 ml gradient with elution buffer (20 mM Tris, 2 M NaCl, ph 8.0) fromHiTrap Q HP columns on an AKTA Protein Purification System (GEHealthcare, Little Chalfont, UK).

Furthermore, glycosidases in the supernatant protein concentrate wereenriched solely and in addition to AIEX fractionation via binding toamorphous cellulose and subsequent affinity digestion as describedpreviously (3). Briefly, acid-swollen Avicel PH-105 was added to thesupernatant. After binding, the amorphous cellulose was separated bycentrifugation and resuspended in 10 ml of reaction buffer containing 25mM 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES), pH 6.5. Affinity digestionwas performed with dialysis membranes (SnakeSkin and Slide-A-Lyzer(Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA) with a 3.5- to 10-kDa cutoff)against reaction buffer at 55- to 60° C. for up to 48 h with frequentchanges of the dialysis membranes and buffer to prevent possiblemembrane raptures and product inhibition. The reaction was consideredcomplete after no visible changes of the substrate were observable.

Glycoside Hydrolase Activity Assays

The glycoside hydrolase activities were measured using the DNS(3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid) reducing sugar assay (endoglucanase,endoxylanase) and the p-nitrophenol (pNP) assay (0-D-glucosidase,cellobiohydrolase, β-D-xylosidase, and α-L-arabinofuranosidase) (5, 29).Heat-killed samples generated by heating the supernatant to 95° C. for16 h were used as blanks. Activity units for all assays were calculatedas μmol of sugar liberated min⁻¹ ml⁻¹ and reported as U/ml.

Zymography

SDS-PAGE and Native-PAGE (4) were performed with 8 to 16% Protean TGXprotein gels (Biorad) with the Tris-glycin-SDS-buffer andTris-glycin-buffer, respectively. Protein bands were stained withCoomassie blue dye. Protein bands with endoglucanase or endoxylanaseactivity were visualized using a modification of the zymogram techniqueas described previously (5). Gels were incubated in 2% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or 2% xylan from Birchwood

Protein Identification

Proteins were excised from native gels and analyzed as previouslydescribed (6).

Reconstruction of Glycoside Hydrolase Genes

Small discontinuously contigs encoding partial glycoside hydrolases wereidentified by combining proteomics with metagenomics. PCR primers(Table 1) were deduced using the CLC Main Workbench (Qiagen, Hilden,Germany) and PCR products were cloned into pJET1.2/blunt Cloning Vector(Fermentas, Waltham, Mass., USA) and sequenced with an ABI systemaccording to the instructions of the manufacturer. Assembly of genesequences into an operon and annotation of genes was performed with theCLC Main Workbench and checked for chimera using the Bellerophonalgorithm (7).

Results

Identification of Cellulases Produced a Thermophilic CellulolyticConsortium

Supernatant was obtained from a 300 L culture of a community grown inmicrocrystalline cellulose. The supernatant from this community highendo-glucanase and -xylanase activity. The supernatant was fractionatedon an anion exchange column with an NaCl gradient. The majority of theglycoside hydrolase activity eluted in the salt gradient at <50 mM NaCl(FIG. 1).

In a second enrichment strategy, the cellulose-binding proteins wereisolated by incubated the supernatant with amorphous cellulose; thisstep is referred to as affinity digestion (AD). In a subsequent step,the cellulose fraction was heated to 55° C., causing the cellulose to bedigested. The supernatant after affinity digestion was separated usingan anion-exchange column, producing a fraction enriched in complexidentified by native gel that had an observed molecular weight of 350kDa that stained positive for endoglucanase activity. Native PAGE incombination with zymograms showed a 100 kDa element in theanion-exchange fraction with high xylanase activity, which was missingin the AD fractions (FIG. 2).

The 350 kDa band was excised and trypsin digested peptides analyzedagainst a database containing metagenomic data obtained from DNAisolated from the 300 L culture. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(LC-MS) analysis of this complex identified unambiguously that the bandconsisted of three glycoside hydrolase (GH) proteins from low abundancemember of the Firmicutes present at 0.6% abundance (FIG. 3). Partialgenes were recovered from the metagenome that indicated that the threeproteins were a GH9, GH48 and GH6/5.

PCR-based extensions of the original genes indicated that the threegenes coding for these cellulases were arranged in a putative operonwith two GH10 proteins and on AA10 protein (FIG. 4).

A striking feature of the proteins in this operon was that eachglycoside hydrolase contained at least one cellulose-binding domain(CBM), all in the CBM3 family. The GH9 contained three CBM3 domains andthe GH48 and GH6/5 proteins contained one CBM3 each. No cohesion ordockerin domains were detected, leading to the hypothesis that theproteins in the complex were bound through the action of the multipleCBM domains. This structure represents a new motif in cellulase complexformation.

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While the present invention has been described with reference to thespecific embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilledin the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may besubstituted without departing from the true spirit and scope of theinvention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt aparticular situation, material, composition of matter, process, processstep or steps, to the objective, spirit and scope of the presentinvention. All such modifications are intended to be within the scope ofthe claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:
 1. A composition comprising an ionic liquid and apurified or isolated cellulase complex comprising two or moreglycosidase hydrolases selected from the group consisting of a glycosidehydrolase 9 (GH9) polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least90% identical to SEQ ID NO:1 and the following amino acid sequences:SGKLP (SEQ ID NO:13), WRGDS (SEQ ID NO:14), DLTGGW (SEQ ID NO:15),DAGDHVKF (SEQ ID NO:16), WAVYEY (SEQ ID NO:17), DHAWWGPA (SEQ ID NO:18),EVMQM (SEQ ID NO:19), AVWLYLAT (SEQ ID NO:20), WDDVH (SEQ ID NO:21),GLAWLD (SEQ ID NO:22), WGSLRYA (SEQ ID NO:23), FLAFVYSDW (SEQ ID NO:24),RPHHRTAH (SEQ ID NO:25), and SWADSQ (SEQ ID NO:26), a glycosidehydrolase 48 (GH48) polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2 and the following amino acidsequences: PANGYF (SEQ ID NO:27), GIPYHS (SEQ ID NO:28), EAPDYGH (SEQ IDNO:29), TTSEAFSY (SEQ ID NO:30), TGDWSK (SEQ ID NO:31), PATYA (SEQ IDNO:32), DVDNWYG (SEQ ID NO:33), NTFQRG (SEQ ID NO:34), ESVWE (SEQ IDNO:35), QWRYT (SEQ ID NO:36), DADARAIQ (SEQ ID NO:37), KMGDYLRY (SEQ IDNO:38), FDKYF (SEQ ID NO:39), SAHYLLSWY (SEQ ID NO:40), GYQNP (SEQ IDNO:41), GGATNS (SEQ ID NO:42), TFYGM (SEQ ID NO:43), PVYRDP (SEQ IDNO:44), WFGFQAWS (SEQ ID NO:45), GQPDTW (SEQ ID NO:46), YTGNPN (SEQ IDNO:47), and YHRFWAQ (SEQ ID NO:48), a glycoside hydrolase 10 (GH10)polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:3,and a glycoside hydrolase 6 (GH6) polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence identical to SEQ ID NO:4.
 2. The composition of claim 1,wherein the purified or isolated cellulase complex further comprises aglycoside hydrolase 10_2 (GH10_2) polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:5, wherein the amino acidsequence comprises the following amino acid sequences: ADAGLA (SEQ IDNO:49), KFLGNVI (SEQ ID NO:50), YWNQVTPEN (SEQ ID NO:51), TKWGSVE (SEQID NO:52), SNGFPFKFHTLVWGSQ (SEQ ID NO:53), PGWISGLS (SEQ ID NO:54),WIQAAGQRYP (SEQ ID NO:55), ADFVDWNEPLHAKPSYRNAIGGDG (SEQ ID NO:56),TGWDWVIWSF (SEQ ID NO:57), KLLINEYG (SEQ ID NO:58), DPNAA (SEQ IDNO:59), QYVQIINLLKSRGLIDGIGIQ (SEQ ID NO:60), VSVST (SEQ ID NO:61),TGLPIYVSELD (SEQ ID NO:62), TQLARYQ (SEQ ID NO:63), TLWGYIEGQTW (SEQ IDNO:64), and ERPALQWLRTYL (SEQ ID NO:65).
 3. The composition of claim 1,wherein the purified or isolated cellulase complex further comprises anauxiliary activity 10 (AA10) polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:6, wherein the amino acidsequence comprises the following amino acid sequences:MNRRLIARLSGMLAMVLIAA (SEQ ID NO:66),LAYVPKPEPAEAHGGMVFPATRTYACYVDGKVHGNGGDLNMINPACLDALAISGNYQFWNWFGNLISNAGGRHREIIPDGKLCGPTASFDGMNQARTDWWTTRLQPGATITVRVNAWAPHPGTWYLYVTRDGWDPTQPLKWSDLEPTPFSQVTNPPINSSGPDGAEYSWQVQLPNKQGRHIIYMIWQRSDSPEAFYNCSD (SEQ ID NO:67), andYFGSGPIAYEFGDPREGGT (SEQ ID NO:68).
 4. The composition of claim 1,wherein the purified or isolated cellulase complex comprises: (a) theGH9 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identicalto SEQ ID NO:1 and the following amino acid sequences: SGKLP (SEQ IDNO:13), WRGDS (SEQ ID NO:14), DLTGGW (SEQ ID NO:15), DAGDHVKF (SEQ IDNO:16), WAVYEY (SEQ ID NO:17), DHAWWGPA (SEQ ID NO:18), EVMQM (SEQ IDNO:19), AVWLYLAT (SEQ ID NO:20), WDDVH (SEQ ID NO:21), GLAWLD (SEQ IDNO:22), WGSLRYA (SEQ ID NO:23), FLAFVYSDW (SEQ ID NO:24), RPHHRTAH (SEQID NO:25), and SWADSQ (SEQ ID NO:26); (b) the GH48 polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO:2and the following amino acid sequences: PANGYF (SEQ ID NO:27), GIPYHS(SEQ ID NO:28), EAPDYGH (SEQ ID NO:29), TTSEAFSY (SEQ ID NO:30), TGDWSK(SEQ ID NO:31), PATYA (SEQ ID NO:32), DVDNWYG (SEQ ID NO:33), NTFQRG(SEQ ID NO:34), ESVWE (SEQ ID NO:35), QWRYT (SEQ ID NO:36), DADARAIQ(SEQ ID NO:37), KMGDYLRY (SEQ ID NO:38), FDKYF (SEQ ID NO:39), SAHYLLSWY(SEQ ID NO:40), GYQNP (SEQ ID NO:41), GGATNS (SEQ ID NO:42), TFYGM (SEQID NO:43), PVYRDP (SEQ ID NO:44), WFGFQAWS (SEQ ID NO:45), GQPDTW (SEQID NO:46), YTGNPN (SEQ ID NO:47), and YHRFWAQ (SEQ ID NO:48); (c) theGH10 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ IDNO:3; and (d) the GH6 polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequenceidentical to SEQ ID NO:4.
 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein theconcentration of IL in the composition is equal to or more than 1%. 6.The composition of claim 4, wherein (a) the GH9 polypeptide comprises anamino acid sequence at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:1; and (b) theGH48 polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence at least 95% identicalto SEQ ID NO:2.
 7. The composition of claim 6, wherein (a) the GH9polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence at least 99% identical toSEQ ID NO:1; and (b) the GH48 polypeptide comprises an amino acidsequence at least 99% identical to SEQ ID NO:2.
 8. The composition ofclaim 7, wherein (a) the GH9 polypeptide comprises an amino acidsequence identical to SEQ ID NO:1; and (b) the GH48 polypeptidecomprises an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO:2.